Stuart White:
Drums & Percussion

Born in Valencia California, Stuart was influenced at an early age of 6 by such percussion greats as Micky Dolenz (the Monkees), and Fleagal of the the Banana Splits. "These guys just had a sense of primal instinct when it came to drumming. They were my first exposure to really beating something hard."

Then at age 12, Stuart found himself at a turning point. "yes, I believe it was during the part where the guy was pounding the bone in front of this great big black monolith...something happened...the solo trumpet, escalating into a trumpet fanfare, and then these thundering tympani from hell itself...bongbong bongbong bongbong bongbong... something was changing in me. Like a leap into a higher state of consciousness or somthin' ... it was really weird... yes these tympani were just playing my childhood favorite, George of the Jungle, but the rest of the music was different...suddenly I found myself wanting to play REAL MUSIC...

Stuart's Evolution
Stuart no longer wanting to just monkey with music, began studying the works of Bill Bruford and Yes, Neil Peart of Rush, Billy Cobham, Buddy Rich, John Bonham, and a little bit of Yan Kip (drummer for BananaRama). As for Kip, well "roots are hard to loose".

Stuart's journey has taken him to the fathomless depths within his very soul and in turn has offered the world a rich and illustrious style that can only be described as " pure musical mastership".

Stuart when confronted by others of his great musical works and genius humbly replies, "I don't know where it comes from, ...the music that is...it must a been all that potassium at an early age.

Stuart White

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